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UNITED ,STATES PATENT OFFICE. y

N. C. SANFORD, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

SKATE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 32,435, dated May 28, 1861.

To all whom t mayfconcern:

Be it known that I, N. C. SANFORD, of Meriden', in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Skate; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l, is a bottom view of my improved skate. Fig. 2, is a longitudinal section through Fig. l, in the vertical plane indicated by red line zr, m, thereon. Fig. 3, is a transverse section through Fig. 2, as indicated by red line y, y, thereon. Fig. 4, is a transverse section through Fig. 3 as indicated by red line e, e', thereon.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several ligures.

This invention relates to an improvement in. the common solid iron-wood stock skates whereby their manufacture is facilitated and the skates made much stronger and more durable than' hitherto.

The nature of the invention consists in a flat runner stamped out of suitable sheet metal, the proper width and shape and secured to a wooden stock by buttons, and screws, the former of which are riveted to the runners previously to attaching it to the stock so that when the runner is secured to the stock the upper edge of the runner will abut against the bottom of the stock and furnish a good solid bearing for the stock from heel to toe, all as will be hereinafter described.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will proceed to describe'its construction and operation.

The object of this invention is to form each part of the skate in such a manner that it can be made and finished by machinery adapted to the purpose, requiring no hand labor except in putting together the parts forming the skate.

The stock A, is made of hard wood, and is simply a thin piece of wood formed to correspond to the shape of the sole of the bootas shown in Fig. l, of the drawings. The bottom and top surfaces of this stock A, may be curved up at the toe if desired. These stocks are manufactured by suitable machinery which will produce them very rapidly. The stocks are then slotted at a, and to receive the straps and circularV depressions are formed at suitable points in thebottom of the stocks to receive the buttons c, and cl.

The skate iron B, which is secured to the stock A, is stamped out of a flat sheet of metal by suitable machinery which gives this iron B, the proper shape to lit the stock to which it is to be secured, -and the top edge of the iron B, should abut against the bottom surface of the stock A, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, so that the iron B, will support the stock from heel to toe. In stamping out the iron B, projections c, e, are left on the iron as shown in Fig. 2, of the drawings; and on these projections c, e, circular or square plates or buttons c, el, are slipped, the ends of the projections are then riveted over the plates c, cl. The lower surfaces of plates c, d, will thus bear on the upper surface or edge ofthe iron B. These plates c, cl, are secured to the iron B, one at the heel part, and the other near the toe part thereof. These plates c, CZ, each have two holes through them for receiving screws g, g, which secure the skate iron to the stock. Before securing the skate iro-n B, to stock A, a tapering pointed 'screw D, is screwed through the heel of the stock as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. The plates c, and (l, are now put into their respective depressions in the bottom of stock A, and screwed tightly therein by the screws g, g, g, g. The heel' plate c, will thus keep the heel screw D, in its place and the loottom surfaces of both plates c, and (Z, will be flush with the bottom surface of the stock.` The flat edge of the iron B, will abut against the bottom of the stock A, from the heel to the toe of the stock, and the skate iron will thus form a good solid bearing for the stock, which together with the plates c, and (Z, will prevent the stock from being split longitudinally, through very rough usage.

In the common wooden stock solid runner skates, the runner or iron is beveled from the bottom to the top edge and this top edge is inserted into a longitudinal groove in the stock extending from the heel to the toe of the stock. The skate iron is then further secured by flattening out the heel part and thus forming an eye to receive a screw which is screwed into the wood; at the toe the iron is hook shaped and this hook is driven into the stock to secure the iron at the toe of the skate: all this arrangement weakening the skate stock,

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besides the skate iron acts like a Wedge and Having thus described my invention, I the stocks 'arei soon split in consequence claim- A thereof. In my improved skate the iron B, As a new article of manufacture the solid is not inserted into the stock, no1I is there iron and Wooden stock skate constructed 5 a groove made inhthe 1stock as hitherto. The and put together as herein described.

attachment o t e s ate iron Oives additional strength to the stock, andbthe several N C' SANFORD' parts forming the improved skate can be Witnesses: made by machinery, adapted to the pur- JOHN C. BROOKS, 10 pose, With great rapidity. ORVILLE H. PLATT. 

